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Prunella Scales
Acting

Prunella Scales

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

22 Jun 1932

Age

94 Years

Born In

Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK

Total Projects

98

Years Active

73 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.6 ★

Overview

Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; 22 June 1932) was an English former actor, best known for playing Sybil Fawlty, wife of Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), in the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers; for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in A Question of Attribution (Screen One, BBC 1991) by Alan Bennett (for which she was nominated for a...

Filmography

The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers

movie

The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers

2025

The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

movie

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

as Self

Great Canal Journeys

tv

Great Canal Journeys

2014

Great Canal Journeys

as Self

Sub Rosa

movie

Sub Rosa

2014

Sub Rosa

as Madame

The Phone Call

movie

The Phone Call

2013

The Phone Call

as Joan

Run For Your Wife

movie

Run For Your Wife

2012

Run For Your Wife

as Woman in Pub

Horrid Henry: The Movie

movie

Horrid Henry: The Movie

2011

Horrid Henry: The Movie

as Great Aunt Greta

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

movie

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

2009

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

as Self / Sybil Fawlty

The Shell Seekers

movie

The Shell Seekers

2007

The Shell Seekers

as Dolly Keeling

CineRaya

movie

Think

2007

Think

as Customer

What the Pythons Did Next...

movie

What the Pythons Did Next...

2007

What the Pythons Did Next...

as Self

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

movie

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

2006

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

as Lady Moping

Fawlty Towers Revisited

movie

Fawlty Towers Revisited

2005

Fawlty Towers Revisited

as Herself

CineRaya

movie

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Sybil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)

Agatha Christie's Marple

tv

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Mrs Mackenzie

The Royal

tv

The Royal

2003

The Royal

as Red Admiral

Dickens

tv

Dickens

2002

Dickens

as Elizabeth Dickens

CineRaya

movie

A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg

2002

A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg

as Grace

CineRaya

movie

Station Jim

2001

Station Jim

as Queen Victoria

The Ghost of Greville Lodge

movie

The Ghost of Greville Lodge

2000

The Ghost of Greville Lodge

as Sarah

Mad Cows

movie

Mad Cows

1999

Mad Cows

as Dr. Minny Stinkler

Loose Women

tv

Loose Women

1999

Loose Women

as Self

An Ideal Husband

movie

An Ideal Husband

1999

An Ideal Husband

as Lady Markby

Stiff Upper Lips

movie

Stiff Upper Lips

1998

Stiff Upper Lips

as Aunt Agnes

Keeping Mum

tv

Keeping Mum

1997

Keeping Mum

as Marjorie

An Audience with Alf Garnett

movie

An Audience with Alf Garnett

1997

An Audience with Alf Garnett

Midsomer Murders

tv

Midsomer Murders

1997

Midsomer Murders

as Eleanor Bunsall

Emma

movie

Emma

1996

Emma

as Miss Bates

Breaking the Code

movie

Breaking the Code

1996

Breaking the Code

as Sara Turing

CineRaya

movie

Lord of Misrule

1996

Lord of Misrule

as Shirley

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

tv

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

1996

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

as Mrs. Duffel

Dalziel & Pascoe

tv

Dalziel & Pascoe

1996

Dalziel & Pascoe

Silent Witness

tv

Silent Witness

1996

Silent Witness

as Anne Parker

The World of Lee Evans

tv

The World of Lee Evans

1995

The World of Lee Evans

as Mother

CineRaya

tv

Look at the State We're In!

1995

Look at the State We're In!

as Storyteller

An Awfully Big Adventure

movie

An Awfully Big Adventure

1995

An Awfully Big Adventure

as Rose

Signs and Wonders

tv

Signs and Wonders

1995

Signs and Wonders

as Elizabeth Palmore

Second Best

movie

Second Best

1994

Second Best

as Margery

Wolf

movie

Wolf

1994

Wolf

as Maude Waggins

Fair Game

movie

Fair Game

1994

Fair Game

as Marjorie

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher

movie

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher

1994

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher

as Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (voice)

The Rector's Wife

tv

The Rector's Wife

1994

The Rector's Wife

as Marjorie Richardson

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

movie

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

1992

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

as Queen (voice)

My Friend Walter

movie

My Friend Walter

1992

My Friend Walter

as Aunt Ellie

Howards End

movie

Howards End

1992

Howards End

as Aunt Juley

A Question of Attribution

movie

A Question of Attribution

1991

A Question of Attribution

as H.M.Q.

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

movie

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

1990

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

as Fleecy Flock

Dirty Beasts

movie

Dirty Beasts

1990

Dirty Beasts

as Narrator

Revolting Rhymes

movie

Revolting Rhymes

1990

Revolting Rhymes

as Narrator

Beyond The Pale

movie

Beyond The Pale

1989

Beyond The Pale

as Milly

A Chorus of Disapproval

movie

A Chorus of Disapproval

1989

A Chorus of Disapproval

as Hannah Ap Llewellyn

Bosses From Hell

movie

Bosses From Hell

1989

Bosses From Hell

Communicators From Hell

movie

Communicators From Hell

1989

Communicators From Hell

CineRaya

tv

Thompson

1988

Thompson

Natural Causes

movie

Natural Causes

1988

Natural Causes

as Celia Bryce

Consuming Passions

movie

Consuming Passions

1988

Consuming Passions

as Ethel

After Henry

tv

After Henry

1988

After Henry

as Sarah France

When We Are Married

movie

When We Are Married

1987

When We Are Married

as Annie Parker

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

movie

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

1987

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

as Moira O'Neill

What the Butler Saw

movie

What the Butler Saw

1987

What the Butler Saw

as Mrs Prentice

Home Cooking

movie

Home Cooking

1986

Home Cooking

as Judith

CineRaya

tv

Unnatural Causes

1986

Unnatural Causes

as Judith

Casualty

tv

Casualty

1986

Casualty

as Jocelyn Anderson

Theatre Night

tv

Theatre Night

1985

Theatre Night

as Mrs. Prentice

Mapp & Lucia

tv

Mapp & Lucia

1985

Mapp & Lucia

as Miss Elizabeth Mapp

Absurd Person Singular

movie

Absurd Person Singular

1985

Absurd Person Singular

as Marion Brewster-Wright

Slimming Down

movie

Slimming Down

1984

Slimming Down

as Mrs. Shrigley

The Wicked Lady

movie

The Wicked Lady

1983

The Wicked Lady

as Lady Kingsclere

CineRaya

movie

Singles

1983

Singles

as Gail

The Merry Wives of Windsor

movie

The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982

The Merry Wives of Windsor

as Mistress Page

Outside Edge

movie

Outside Edge

1982

Outside Edge

as Miriam

Bergerac

tv

Bergerac

1981

Bergerac

as Gloria Gibbins

Never the Twain

tv

Never the Twain

1981

Never the Twain

as Susan Peel

Doris and Doreen

movie

Doris and Doreen

1978

Doris and Doreen

as Doris Rutter

The Boys from Brazil

movie

The Boys from Brazil

1978

The Boys from Brazil

as Mrs. Harrington

The Hound of the Baskervilles

movie

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1978

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Glynis

An Audience with...

tv

An Audience with...

1978

An Audience with...

as Self

Target

tv

Target

1977

Target

as Diana Blake

The Achurch Letters

movie

The Achurch Letters

1977

The Achurch Letters

as Florence Farr

Lucky Feller

tv

Lucky Feller

1976

Lucky Feller

The Littlest Horse Thieves

movie

The Littlest Horse Thieves

1976

The Littlest Horse Thieves

as Mrs. Sandman

Fawlty Towers

tv

Fawlty Towers

1975

Fawlty Towers

as Sybil Fawlty

CineRaya

movie

The Apple Cart

1975

The Apple Cart

as Queen Jemima

Playhouse

tv

Playhouse

1974

Playhouse

as Florence Farr

Seven of One

tv

Seven of One

1973

Seven of One

as Marion Joyce

CineRaya

movie

The Ring of Truth

1973

The Ring of Truth

as Babs Pickard

Country Matters

tv

Country Matters

1972

Country Matters

as Babs Pickard

BBC Play of the Month

tv

BBC Play of the Month

1965

BBC Play of the Month

as Queen Jemima

Thirty-Minute Theatre

tv

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Marie

Waltz of the Toreadors

movie

Waltz of the Toreadors

1962

Waltz of the Toreadors

as Estella Fitzjohn

CineRaya

tv

Faces of Jim

1961

Faces of Jim

as Laura Morrell

Marriage Lines

tv

Marriage Lines

1961

Marriage Lines

as Kate Starling

Room at the Top

movie

Room at the Top

1958

Room at the Top

as Council Office Worker (uncredited)

The Crowded Day

movie

The Crowded Day

1954

The Crowded Day

as Customer

What Every Woman Wants

movie

What Every Woman Wants

1954

What Every Woman Wants

as Mary

Hobson's Choice

movie

Hobson's Choice

1954

Hobson's Choice

as Vicky Hobson

CineRaya

movie

Laxdale Hall

1953

Laxdale Hall

as Morag McLeod

Pride and Prejudice

tv

Pride and Prejudice

1952

Pride and Prejudice

as Lydia Bennet

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